How ‘middle-class’ Dennis Hastert left Congress worth more than $4 million

How Hastert Made His Money

The charges were shocking: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., allegedly had paid more than $1 million in hush money to conceal sexual misconduct and lied to federal authorities. But how the ex-Illinois lawmaker made the millions he allegedly agreed to pay a victim was far less surprising — it was largely the result of a…